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The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-09
EXCHANGE.

EANHANhEs
New York and cities north and cast, on de-
mand - discount buying par selling; New
York aud principal cities north aud east,
three days grace, - discount buying, par
selling; New Orleans, g. discount buying
81 premium selling
Owing to u scarcity Of New Orleans cx.
change the banks have raised the checking
rate to 81 per 900 premium. At the stock
call board meeting today fifty shares Of Ger
man bank stock sold at 1880 The bids and
offering, in other stocks were far apart.
The local cotton market closed easy, with
sales at iioO bales New York spots were
quiet and futures weak and oil TO points.
c. L. Greene 4 Co., Of New York, say 1T
was q light DAY In cotton certificates Some
moderate fluctuations took place, with the
general turn In buyers favor After gain
ing point or two at the opening, the rate
dropped Ga7 points from the highest and
the close was rather tame
Liverpool was firm and demand good.
all grades of lied except middling upland
and Orleans which are unchanged. Futures
easy and up point
AT New Orleans spots closed quiet at o de-
cline Of i-l6c with futures barely steady and
of : TO 10 points.
Ncill Brothers, Of London estimate the
cotton crop Of this year at G,7jO,OO0 bales.
The estimated value Of the COTTON destroyed
by fire within the last six months, according
to the rRdicator Is S2,l7sOO0.
The New orleans sugar market continues
active, with brisk demand for all grades cen
trifugals especially. Molasscs shows some
little improvement, especially for open kct-
ties The demand for rice continues cx-
trcmely moderate. The New York shipping
Lif says The operations Of thc sugar trust,
although carefully kept from the public, are
beginning to make themselves manifest In
the sugar market, and what the managers
are unwilling 10 disclose Is gradually drifting
10 the surface. The closing mp al the smaller
rcfncrics appears TO have been determined
upOn The hand Of the trust l. also apparent
In sustaining the price uf refined sugar IN the
face Of q slow demand; the production has
been cut down ~ m Ia Keep the supply with
IN the limits Of consumption aud thus pre-
vent any accumulation. Then, again, the
rcincrics all sell 1T a uniform price, aud there
y hNl NiNfNNAf ~ wv fflNlHllNNNU iiNi WflIll
recently always gave the buyer an advantage
Ofsclcciion but now IL is take IL or leave Il. ="
Ia the local markets NO change u apparent
tIcqp, In meats, which are shaded lower.
MroRTs.
n.s-c hundred and cghiy-onc hrls apples,
30 sks bran, 81 pkw boots aud shoes. 700
hu corn. ipkgs cheese. i0i sks coffee 30 brls
lime lunhrls cement. 4,W0 sksand y ears cot
tan seed lS7 pkrs dry ptotls yi pkrs cgrs utb
brls -four. ion bales hay rs pkps hats. -
head cattle. SO pkg Lard, i2.uO1 feet lum-
her, pkg, liquors, $50 brls meal. a, brls mo.
lasscs Z ear pork sides, ls7 brls sugar 60
pkgs tobacco.
ELEVATOR REPORTS.
Tho following shows the amount Of grain
received, Withdrawn and In store by regular
elevators, a. reported 20 the Merchants cX-
change today Corn received WD hu:
Withdrawn, iN bu; IN store, ass bu
Oats received .Hn bu, Withdrawn. 2Wu
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OIL aud rorpent,ne.

wrNiSoroS. y. G., Dec. s.-Turpcntinc-
Firm nt sac.
CLEVELAND, o., Dec. s.--rcirolcum-- Firm;
r. w., oliO, ne
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urnln nna rra,I.len..

ST. L0uis. No, doe -flour-Firm aud
w demand bat unchanged
Wheat OPENED frm and sDon advanced
SC but toward the close fcll back. prices
vent 81 i.c below yesterday. No. rcd.
cash s0lsaslc bid, January, si.@slAc.
closing at Size, May, so6sso'tc, closing at
ST.
Con-IIigher cab, io'fesSor. December
60, January, tsisaisl.c, closing Nc tsc !.
asked MAY, 60,sd5l,fc, closing at 5O'tc
uih-lllgher. cash, SOt.c. May, 3ifc.
Rye strong aud higher Csc. baflry-Easy
nt iWtsi lfc Bmn-Strong at Sc. Coumeal
Unchanged at g. lid2 20.
Hay Unchanged, prime timothy, ii2@l7,
pmlnc. tsGsil.
Es~ -inc. Butter Unchanged. creamery,
2iaby, dairy, isa2ic
ltuyisions-kasY. rork-Ncw, tii Is. lard
~ 10. Dry sailed meats -lloIed shoulders,
" 500 $40 long clears, 81 506eI ~.
e.letrIb. 81 01fdf %, short olears, 81 SIN.
Bacon bored shoulder " 80. long clears,
so 1908 30 clear rib. % sihots 30, short
olc1n 50 O71 Hams-S,oady at so .59i2.
Neecipu-Plour, 5000 bfls, wheat, 1900
ep, corn, 1000 su, oats, 22,ooo bu rye. none;
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Wilt be found an esccllept remedy for
sick headache. Carter's Litue Liver Pills.
Thousands Of letter. from people who have
used them prove thIs iaol Try them.
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MArioNs
BIRMINGHAM TITLE WAR.

'nelow Icro iffozcn. iRaln from am. 10
am. a, trace uf rain,
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ttooI.
NcM YarL Dry Grais Market.

ST. I.orr', No, Dec. s.-wool-Quict aud
st.aIN
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Bonds aud s,ocLs.

The following list Is corrected regularly
and may be regarded ~ the latest quotations
BANK STOCKS.
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sts.c OF the Rivers.

OFFICIAL SiGNAL SERVICES. q. g A.. !
MEHrifs. Dee. >, I D.. m.
The following observations arr taken nj all sta.
tions named at y meridian time. which Is one
hour later than Memphis time
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APPEAL OFFICE,
THURSDAY EVENING. Dec. Y, 1887.

THURSDAY EVENING. Dec & 1887.
Money very iirm-rates s Q cent, with
demand equal to the supply. Banks are
doing nothing outside OF regular custom
since the latc loan TO the State
NJ. llnnn..... In. .......l L. f..ll.,,r.
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rtrvAroR nrporrs.

Tho following shows the amount Of grain
received. Withdrawn and In store by regular
elevators, a. reported 20 the Merchants cN.
change today Corn rrcciycd, U0 hu:
withdrawn, IN bu; IN store, l,h25 bu
Oats received i.so bui withdrawn. ava
bu. la storr. 81 81 bu
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MulroAp buys old gold
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Above low Change,
Water s0
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,tcn,Nar quor,rtoy,
p.ilY colToN lTArrngur.

Import v. Z g H. r., 100 bilts. ". AThR,
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-09

Lieut. Zalinski, whose experiments with
a dynamite throwing gun and a submarine
torpedo ut Fort Lafayette have attracted 50
much attention lately, is well built, mid
die aged man with dark hair just beginning
to show tinge of gray He makes friend
of everybody he meets by his kindly and
modest manners. In speaking of the pro-
gress in his work by which he has advanced
from throwing charge of fifteen pounds of
dynamite To distance of half a mile to the
throwing of 200 pounds of nitro gelatine to
distance of over mile with safety he
always uses the pronoun We, referring to
the workmen who assist him. He uses the
names OF the workmen much more fire.
quently than he refers to his own efforts
He lives with his family in IA comfortable
cottage in the officers row at Fort Hamil-
ton, where, those of his friends who know
him intimately say, he gives dinners that
are even more perfect in their way than his
experiments with engines of war.-New
York sun
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-09

II used To think that men had an awfully
EASY time, said Mrs Frankie, but I've
changed my mind, and hereafter I'm going
to take all the care of Charles | possibly can
You see, the other morning | told Charles
we wanted some wood and 10 bt sure and
order some. Well, | waited all day, and
that wood didn't come, and l WAS almost
angry, for said l, lac has forgotten it, as
usual
Charles didn't come home until late
long after | retired. He hal Ia GO 10 his
club AMI il seems he was detained until
after midnight. He was awfully restless,
and kept talking in his sleep. saying every
once in while, Give HE another dollar 5
worth of chips SO you see | knew that his
mind was troubled about that wood. How
much it must have worried him to thus dis
turb his rest, Hereafter I'm going to attend
to all house matters myself. Poor man, he
has enough To- bother him without doing
home errands ''-BCston Transcript
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-09
MIR. Webster's Story.

Ben: Periey Poore says that Mr.. Webster
used sometimes to read the conclusion of a
charge by Judge Dudley, a trader and a
farmer, a manuscript copy of which he had
for many years in his desk. 1t was a treat to
hear him read it in pure and indebted Eng
lish, as it doubtless came from Judge bud
ley's lips: You have heard, gentlemen Of
the jury, what has been said in this case by
the lawyers, the rascals! but, no, / will not
abuse them. 1t is their business to make a
good cause for their clients; they are paid
for it, and they have done in this case wei.
enough; but you and /, gentlemen, have
something else to consider. They talk of
law. Why, gentlemen, it is not law that we
want, but justice. They would govern us
by the common law of England. Trust me-
gentlemen, common sense Is much safer
guard for us; the common sense of Raymond
Epping. Exeter and the other towns which
have sent US here to try this case between
two of our neighbors. A clear head and an
honest heart are worth more than all the law
of all the lawyers. There was one good thing
said at the bar. 1t was from one Shake
speare, English player, | believe. No
matter, it Is good enough almost to be in the
Bible. Ii Is this: Be just, and fear not 1t
Is our business To do justice between the par
ties, not by any quirks of the law out of
Coke Blackstone, books that have never
read and never will but by common sense
and by common honesty, as between man
and man. That is our business, and the
curse of God is upon us if We neglect or
evade OF turn aside from it. '-Bostou Bud
get
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STORY OF GOVERNOR MARMAoukE.
The Executive Tries to Down the SUI
preIne Court.

The Executive Tries to Down the SUI
Pre,ne Court.
A most important and distinguished
wrestle took place in the state treasurer's
Office recently, the principals being Governor
Marmaduke and Judge f. H. Norton. It ap
pears that Governor Marmaduke made some
remark to the effect that nothing would be
easier than to place the spinal column of the
supreme court judge across a red stripe in the
carpet. Judge Norton replied that the con-
stitution of Missouri gave no person the right
TO down the supreme court except JustlceSo OF
the peace, and that at all events he believed
himself able to make any chief executive feel
dizzy headed.
This was enough The room was cleared
for action and Edward T. Nolan selected for
referee. No rules were to be observed, but
each was to do his best to down his opponent
Governor Marmaduke opened by making a
charge ami succeeded in capturing one Of
the judges coat tails. The judge filed "a lien
on the governors vest, and thus they waltzed
cross the room several times. At first it
seemed that the supreme court must suffer
defeat ami then later OH il looked bad for
thu administration. chair finally got be-
tween them and ended the first heat
After "a brief rest the referee called time
and both promptly responded Each realized
that he had undertaken big job and pro-
ceede,i cautiously. The governor issued a
requisition for the judges coat and the right
side OF his vest and secured service. In the
meantime Judge Norton had commenced
habeas corpus proceedings to secure posses
sion of the governors collar and coat and
proved successful Back and forth they
went over the room, The governor applied
all his military tactics and the judge had
frequent recourse to legal strategy The
struggle was long and vigorous. Each ex-
erted his strength III vain, and finally at the
end of five minutes the referee called the
match d draw.-Jefferson City MOI Trib-
une
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-09

The following anecdote of "Helen's Ba-
bies'' has not heretofore been published:
The babies went with their mother to visit
her father d. p. NJ Hastings, Of Hartford,
whose brother, a missionary in India, mar
ried IA sister OF President Cleveland. The
doctor at that time lived in a house with
high steps, having his office in the basement.
There was an inside passageway through
the cellar from the office to the living
rooms, and during the visit of the little boys
To their grandfather the cellar stairs were
one day found sprinkled with little pieces of
paper When questioned as to their object
the children explained that they put the bits
of paper there in order to fund their way back
from the office by their aid. Their mother
had evidently been reading Grimm's fairy
tales to them. One of the boys is now "A
well grown youth. The other died while
still young, and his parents although they
had then two children younger than Bulge
and To-day, adopted little girl of the age
of their lost boy.-Buifalo Courier.
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A Youth of Promise.

willie, "quoth the editor to his youngest
son, 'what are these bookss''
Those, pa, Why, those are my account
books-for my little paper, you know"
Keep everything i'll business like shape,
do YOU" asked the admiring father
''Oh, yes"
The editor opened the books and began to
examine them.
Good Lord he exclaimed These
books are not account books, Willie,"
YES they are, pa"
why, you must do am enormous bust
ness ~
''Oh, not very big, pa
''Why, my boy, your circulation alone
will pay all your expenses, and your adver-
tising-heavens. what big rates you get.
"Circulationl ADVERTISING cried Willie,
springing to his fathers side. oh, YOU We
got the wrong books. Those are the ones l
keep for the inspection of patrons.
And the father knew that his son would
follow in his footsteps and be AN honor to his
profession. Rambler.
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Three Trains q, tween Jacksonville and san
ford. No change of cars between Jackson
vi Ie AMI TamIa.
h.. g.. 81 y. n. Cuban fast mail tram awaits
the arrival of The rust mail from III" North.
and STOPS only at the ~ incipal stations and
at Lemon street, Palntka, making connection
Havana on tuesday. THURSDAY ara :. turdsy
evenings. Pullman Buffet SeepInp cars arr
attached To this tram Il ON New i'rk through
to Tampa, ard the p. IN. tram from Tampa
through 10 Washington. Other trains have
Chair PorlOr Carr.
Dre,t connection H. made st Palstka with
The FlorIis southern Railway 10 AMI from
GAiI lie, Dcals, I.esburg, ana ether points
reached 10y that rOhd. A IsO witi~]D, a. LIN
river steamers. AMI with the -. Johns and
Halifax Hallway for DrmDud, DtN tnnn, etc.
At Burlington v itb stages for Crescent CITY
at Orange CITY Junction with =. -. 4. \
III. Ry. tor Lake Helen, at Monroe With Orange
Be.t Railway for IonPwood bnd DhAinnd; nj
sanford Tor a points Tchch' a hy south Flor
ida railroad.
Tram IesVinR Jacksonville $40 n. nu
arriving 90 y. m connect ~ Iittsti ie with
Steamer Roc kledpc" to and fIom Cocoon.
Hockledpe, Nelbour ne ana inteTmedint" lsDd-
IngH ON indi-n hiNer. daiiA, Th'eIt SnbdtS.
city Tirk't Ofiice W cor Bny and Hogan IT.
"a. IL MORAN.
Gent supt. aud O.. r. A.
L. &. DEFINING. A. q. y. A
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THE FAMILY BATH TUB.

Amy one familiar with tools can make one
of pine or spruce which will be perfectly
tight, and last for years if kept painted For
real luxury, a person should be able to stretch
himself at full length in the tub; yet shorter
tubs are frequently used, and are thoroughly
good, but less pleasant The dimensions of
the tub here figured are as follows: Inside
length at top, q feet; at bottom, level part 3s4
feet; width, Z feet at top and bottom; depth,
~ inches. The sides should be made Of clear
two inch pine plank, the bottom and ends of
either spruce pine inch and "a quarter or
inch and half tongued and grooved clear
stuff, fitting snugly in grooves three quarters
of an inch deep i'll the side boards All should
DE fitted before mailing and the pieces marked:
then the grooves should be filed with thick
paint, and end and bottom boards painted on
the ends and edges, and the whole nailed to
gether, driving each piece snug before nail
ing The tub is put together bottom upward,
the pieces which will be at the top first and
the Others in succession, being at first tackled
to be sure all are right and then strongly
nailed Rods for lifting it fixed at the
ends which should extend two and a half
inches beyond the grooves Round inch rods Of
spruce, wedged tight at each end, are best. A
spigOt, or simple hole and plug, for drawing
off the water, is placed in the square end.
The best place TO set q bath tub III most farm
ers' houses Is in some out of the way lower
floor room, not far from the kitchen well,
and from which the water can he removed by
being drawn off by pipe through the side of
tine house to the sink drain or out upon the
grass plot
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-09

When at Frankfort l had the honor of
serving under the late Sir Alexander Malet,
and certainly IA more kindly chief was not to
be found III the service. His legation was
accredited to several of the minor courts
AMI ut one OF them | was even more appre
ciated than my chief This was why. DC
ca>iUually there was ball at the court,
which we were expected to attend At my
first ball supper found myself at a table
next To n gr;,ndec, gorgeous III stars and rib
bons. Tie servant came to pour out cham
lagI-S Now, | do test this wine So | shook
my head. The grandee nudged me and said ::
Let him pour it out" This l did, and he
explained TO me that the potentate whose
hospitality we We're enjoying never gave his
guests more than one glass, 80 You see, If
drink yours l shall have two, and he suited
the action 10 the word. After this there
used To- be quite n struggle to sit near me at
court >uppers- London Truth.
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Beds and Bed Clothing.

The covering of a bed ought to be light as
well as warm WOODEN blankets are far more
healthful than are heavy comforters which
admit of no ventilation, but, instead, absorb
and retain the exhalation from the body
Beds and bed clothing should be aired fire.
quently. Many housewives consider the air
ing of the sleeping room all sufficient, but
this is a mistake Not only should mattresses
be turned and aired at least three times each
week, but pillows and holsters ought to he
beaten, shaken and exposed to the sun, every
two or three days Ii beds and their furnish
ings are not carefully cared for the bedding
soon comes To have a stuffy, disagreeable
Odor and that Odor means sleepless nights,
for perfect rest Is gained only i'll a bed that is
fresh and clean.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-09
MESSENGER BOYS HARDsHlPS.
Extracts from Joe HOward's Letter.
Hard Work, Long Hours, Temptations

Extracts from Joe Howard's Letter.
Hard Work, Long Hours, Temptations
We complain of their lazness Perhaps
they are tired. Let's look at that for mo-
ment.
A days work is supposed to be ten hours,
but the boys are compelled 10 remain until
they are let off, " and i'll many cases these
little chaps work from fourteen TO sixteen
hours day. For the extra hours he re-
ceives extra pay of five cents each, so that
assuming fourteen hours to be the limit, in
addition To his regular pay he would re-
ceive five cents an hour for four hours or
twenty cents, for which he gives up his rest
his sleep, his recreation-pretty tough.
We little know the temptations to- which
they are sub jected | have seen little fel-
lows ON the streets at midnight and iii the
early hours of the morning, sometimes ON
legitimate errands, often not. | overlook
one not long since AMI questioned him for a
moment walked along. He said he
had been running for several hours i'll the
service of IA sick man. He had been tn the
doctors two three times, to the drug
store several times, for "a nurse and to the
postofiice, and he literally tagged out
The companies are as ready to place their
instruments in barroom as in IA church, III
Ii house of ill fame as in a private dwelling
and the boys, according to their turn and
not according to their ages or experience,
are sent to these places at all hours of the
night, and 10 sporting houses. dives, all man
ner of infamous rendezvous, where their
eyes are greeted with orgiecal developments
of various nature, where they acquire hab
its of drinking and smoking, where they
meet men as bad the women with whom
they consort, who drink and make them
drink, who solicit them to indulgence in
every possible vice and subject them to in
dignities and outrages which would para
lyze one would suppose, the society organ
lied for the prevention of cruelty to chill
dren, IL by an accident they should ever
know of the beastliness to which children
are exposed in this Christian city.
Little chaps are forced to buy beer by
the big boys in the office, and good boys who
never drink are expected to put money in
toward paying for it much as bad boys
who want the drink. They think it is great
fun at times To badger each other and not
only to tempt but to force boys to all man
ner of dirt and evil.
As a rule, the offices contracted and
crowded, oyerheated and badly ventilated.
A boy may be out i'll the rain or the snow
for hours and on returning seat himself
half an hour or SO, he is called and starts out
again with shrunken clothes. He rides in
the heated elevated cars ON winter day or
walks in the biting blast.-Joe Howard Ina
New York World.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-09
ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.
Up Stairs. Down Stairs, In Kitchen and
In the LAdy's ParIOr.

Up Stairs. Down Stairs, In Kitchen and
in the LAdy's ParlOr.
The annoyances and danger arising from
the StOppageS of waste pipes in the country
houses many and the question how to get
rid of the denominations in the pipes is, there
fore, am important one. Digging up and
cleaning out is costly remedy, As is also that
of the plumbers force pump.
When the pipe is entirely stopped, empty it
down TO the trap, as far practicable, by
wiping out with cloth Next fill the pipe
up with potash, erOwding it with a stick.
Then pour hot water upon it in small stream.
stopping as soon as the pipe appears to bs
filed As the potash diSsolves and dis
appears add more water. At night little
heap Of potash may be placed over the hole
and water enough poured ON SO that a supply
of strong I've will flow into the pipe during
the night II the pipe is partially Obstructe'l
a lump of crude potash should be placed
where water Will drip slowly upon it and 80
reach the pipe. Pipes that have been stopped
for months may be- cleaned out by this
method, though it sometimes calls for three
or four pounds of potash
Ii Is IA good plan to use potash from time to
time iii order to dissolve greasy deposits as
they form and carry them forward Ia the
cesspoOl or sewer. Potash is valuable for
this purpose, because, in addition To its grease
solving powers, it is exceedingly destructive
TO all animal and most vegetable matter.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-02-09

In riding along the roads you at fixed
intervals stones with Inscriptions ON them
more or less extensive, sometimes simply
initials and sometimes names with numbers
These are placed there to show who is bound
as the owner of the land to keep the road in
repair and 10 keep 1t open in the winter and
for what distance his obligation extends.
This duty, - lar rs keeping the roads in re-
pair II concerned, is fulfilled most admir-
ably. From the snow rlows which YOU see
turned up along the road at intervals ap-
prehend that keeping it open in winter il
equally well attended to. This is n duty i'm
posed on tie farmers, and only in excep-
tIoual c;.s,s Is any compensation made for IL
Col George Bliss in New H0rk Times